Lunch Fury

Narrative

A short stylized 3D side-scrolling beat-em-up inspired by classic arcade brawlers like Streets of Rage and Bare Knuckles.

After finishing her training for the day, Sunny orders a special lunch she has been looking forward to all day…

…but a group of ninjas ambushes the delivery guy and steals it.

Big mistake.

Now fueled by pure hunger and rage, Sunny punches and kicks her way through waves of ninja enemies to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her: her lunch.

About The Project

Lunch Fury is a small self-jam / vertical slice project developed in Unreal Engine 5 to explore responsive hand-to-hand combat mechanics, enemy encounters, hit reactions, combat timing, and arcade-style gameplay flow. No AI was used in the development of this game.

The goal was to create something simple, fast, satisfying, and replayable while keeping the tone intentionally lighthearted and relatable. Because honestly… everyone understands the pain of having the food you were waiting for suddenly taken away.

The project features:

• Responsive fist and kick combat
• Multiple enemy encounter waves
• Difficulty selection modes
• Stylized visuals
• Double-jump mechanics
• Action music to drive the experience
• Simple arcade-inspired progression
• Fast gameplay sessions focused on action and fun

While the current version is intentionally short and contained within a single level, I may revisit the project in the future to expand it further with:

• Boss fights
• Additional levels
• More enemy variations
• Extended story elements
• More advanced combat mechanics

Development Notes

This project was primarily created as a gameplay exploration piece and portfolio project focused on:

• Combat feel
• Animation responsiveness
• Enemy AI behavior
• Gameplay pacing
• Clean player feedback
• UE5 gameplay systems implementation

Controls

• Move: WASD
• Jump: Space
• Punch: Left Mouse Button
• Kick: Right Mouse Button
  
• Sprint: Left Shift + WASD